Ancient Israel And Judaism
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- 1.When people read from the Torah, they are reading from
- A.
The Prophets and the Writings.
- B.
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
- C.
An ancient Egyptian book about the Hebrew people.
- D.
A collection of prayers and poems used by the early Jews.
- 2.How does the Torah say that Abraham first came to the land of Canaan?
- A.
He guided the Israelites out of Egypt.
- B.
He moved with his family from Mesopotamia.
- C.
He passed through the area as a wandering shepherd.
- D.
He led an army that won the land from the Philistines.
- 3.How did ancient Judiasm differ from other religions at the time?
- A.
More elegant temples
- B.
Rules for how to act
- C.
Famous leader-heroes
- D.
Belief in one God
- 4.According to the Torah, the faith that would become Judaism began with a covenant, or
- A.
Holy dream
- B.
Written contract
- C.
Sacred agreement
- D.
Religious gathering
- 5.According to Jewish teaching, what did God promise by changing Abram's name to Abraham?
- A.
To save Abraham's son
- B.
To guide Abraham to Canaan
- C.
To help Abraham build a temple
- D.
To protect Abraham's descendants
- 6.What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land?
- A.
Ur
- B.
Egypt
- C.
Canaan
- D.
Babylon
- 7.Look at the family tree drawn on the board. According to the family tree, Isaac was Sarah's
- A.
Son
- B.
Brother
- C.
Husband
- D.
Grandson
- 8.Suppose that you were to arrange the following events in order. Which event happened second?
- A.
Abraham moved to Canaan
- B.
Moses climbed Mount Sinai
- C.
The Israelites moved to Egypt
- D.
David was the king of the Jewish people
- 9.The word exodus means "departure". In the history of the Israelites, the Exodus was the departure from
- A.
Ur.
- B.
Egypt.
- C.
Canaan.
- D.
Babylon.
- 10.According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?
- A.
Food to eat in the desert
- B.
The Ten Commandments
- C.
Most of the Hebrew Bible
- D.
Directions for building a temple
- 11.Who unified the Israelites into a single nation?
- A.
David
- B.
Moses
- C.
Solomon
- D.
Abraham
- 12.What did David provide for the Jewish people that they did not have before?
- A.
A strong army
- B.
A famous temple
- C.
A set of commandments
- D.
A strong central government
- 13.Why was Jerusalem considered a holy city?
- A.
David built his first place there.
- B.
Religious ceremonies were held there.
- C.
The Ark of the Covenant was kept there.
- D.
The Israelites beeived God told them to live there.
- 14.For which achievement is Solomon most famous?
- A.
Uniting a nation
- B.
Winning a battle
- C.
Starting a school
- D.
Building a temple
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